Newman’s Personal Basis, the non-public basis created by legendary actor, racecar driver, and philanthropist Paul Newman to hold on his legacy of gifting away 100% of all of the earnings and royalties it receives from the sale of Newman’s Newman’s Personal meals and drinks, introduced the inaugural Meals Justice for Youngsters Prize. The Meals Justice for Youngsters Prize will present as much as $1 million in funding to be shared amongst ten organizations (over two years). The decision for grant functions is now open for eligible nonprofits (501c3 public charities), public faculties, and tribes main meals justice applications.
“We’re thrilled to launch Newman’s Personal Basis’s first-ever Meals Justice for Youngsters Prize, representing a major leap ahead in our longstanding dedication to Indigenous Meals Justice and Nutritious Faculty Meals and Schooling for youngsters,” says Alex Amouyel, President and CEO of Newman’s Personal Basis. “This prize initiative goals to supply larger visibility and as much as $1 million in catalytic grant funding to advance the missions, methods, and group organizations on the forefront of meals justice advocacy and programs change.”
In america, greater than 1 in 6 kids (13.4 million folks) reside in households with out entry to nutritious meals or understanding the place their subsequent meal will come from. Native and tribal communities face larger charges of meals insecurity, as 1 in 5 Native People are meals insecure. Newman’s Personal Basis envisions a rustic the place all kids have entry to nutritious, culturally related meals and the power to study wholesome meals and sustainable meals programs. The Meals Justice for Youngsters Prize will catalyze funding and visibility for as much as ten organizations devoted to innovation and impression throughout two precedence program areas: Indigenous Meals Justice and Vitamin Schooling and Faculty Meals.
Eligible nonprofit organizations, public faculties and districts, and federally acknowledged tribes are inspired to search out extra data and apply on-line by Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 1:00 pm ET. Newman’s Personal Basis and JustFund, a grant utility platform created by funders and organizers of coloration to take away boundaries in philanthropy, partnered to streamline this utility for social change organizations.
Newman’s Personal Basis convened an Advisory Council as advisors and reviewers for the prize. The Council is comprised of esteemed meals justice advocates and distinguished leaders rigorously chosen for his or her deep experience, expertise, and dedication to serving to kids have equitable entry to nutritious meals and the associated training assets to thrive. This yr’s Advisory Council members embrace:
- Isis M. Bous, Lex Mundi Professional Bono Basis
- Tia Breakley, Blue Meridian Companions
- Joe Claunch, PhD, Puyallup Tribe, Power-Primarily based Consulting
- Se-ah-dom Edmo, Seeding Justice
- Emmy Ganos, PhD, Robert Wooden Johnson Basis
- Amber Garrison, Origins
- Janie Simms Hipp, JD LLM, Native Agriculture Monetary Companies
- Dr. Angela Jackson, Future Ahead Methods, LLC
- Alexis Llamas, eleventh Hour Challenge, a program of the Schmidt Household Basis
- Sandy Martini, Native American Agriculture Fund
- Matthew Minor, Elevate Prize Basis
- Mark Newberg, Stockbridge Advisors, LLC
- Angela Odoms-Younger, Cornell College
- Nishant Roy, Chobani
- Chris Scott, Chef, Restaurateur and Creator
- Patrick Simpson, MPH, W.Okay. Kellogg Basis
- Nate Wong, The Bridgespan Group
The Advisory Council, together with different exterior reviewers and employees, will assessment functions to pick finalists, to be introduced in late July. Finalists will take part in a digital pitch occasion on September 10, and winners shall be introduced after deliberations. Finally, as much as 10 organizations (5 for every program space) will obtain as much as $50,000 grants every in 2024, with the chance for extra funding of as much as $50,000 in 2025. All finalists even have the possibility to obtain the Newman’s Personal Basis Neighborhood Selection Award for an extra $10,000 in funding. Public voting for this award will open through the Newman’s Personal Neighborhood Fund as soon as the finalists have been introduced in late July. All organizations receiving grants will be a part of an interactive studying cohort facilitated by Newman’s Personal Basis for networking and sharing finest practices.
Eligibility
The next forms of organizations are eligible to use:
- 501c3 Public Charities
- Federally acknowledged tribes
- Indian tribal governments (IRS, part 7871)
- U.S. Public Colleges and Faculty Districts
- U.S. governmental entities or affiliated organizations which can be eligible to obtain 501(c)(3) funding
- Organizations making use of through a 501c3 Public Charity Fiscal Sponsor
Eligible organizations are invited to use to one of many precedence program areas: Indigenous Meals Justice or Vitamin Schooling and Faculty Meals. Eligible applications should serve and/or profit kids ages 18 and beneath.
Timeline
- Software Interval Opens: March 20, 2024
- Software Deadline: June 11, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET
- Finalists Introduced: Finish of July 2024
- Finalist Pitch Occasion, Remaining Deliberations, and Winners Introduced: September 10, 2024 (digital and open to the general public)
For extra particulars, FAQs, and guidelines, please go to the Meals Justice for Youngsters webpage.
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